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ROBERT R. BARTLETT AND WILLIAM H. MOGLAIN', 0F HOOD RIVER, OREGON,ASSIGNORS T0 EDWARD '1. BURROWES, 0F PORTLAND, MAINE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ROBERT E. BARTLETT and WILLIAM H. MCCLAIN, bothcitizens of the United States, and both residing in the city of HoodRiver, county of Hood River, and State of Oregon, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Tables, of which the following is aspecification.

The principal object of our invention is to provide a table having areversible table top, the opposite sides of which are adapted fordifie'rent purposes, and the legs of which are foldable, therebyproviding a portable table having a reversible top and. also capable ofbeing folded into small compass.

It is often desired to have a number of small portable tables which canbe used for sides of which are adapted for different purposes, and whichcan be quickly and conveniently changed.

We have shown one practical embodiment of our invention in theaccompanying sheet of drawings for purposes of illustration, which wewill now describe, in order to enable others to understand it. In thedrawmgs,

Figure -1 is a side elevation of a table embodying our invention, withparts broken out of the legs to reduce the sizeof the figure;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the table frame with the legs in foldedpositions, the top not being shown;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view of one corner of the table, withtop omitted and showing a means of foldably attaching the legs thereto;and

Fig. 6 is a detail view showing how the end of a brace wire-is held inoperative position with the leg down.

Referring now to the drawings, the table here shown for purposes ofillustration, is of square construction, and comprises four frame,pieces, 1, 1, 1, l, secured together at the corners in any desiredmanner, being cut away or grooved around their upper inside faces, asindicated at 2, Fig. 3, whereby- Specifieation of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1917 Application filed July 21, 1913. Serial No.780,190.

to provide a receiving support for a detachable and reversible tabletop, designated as a whole as 4:, and comprising a square frame made ofstrips of the cross sectional form shown as 5, Fig. 3, to the oppositesides of which frame are secured table tops 6 and 7, which may be madeof, or covered with, different materials, such asfelt, or soft fabric onone side, or leather, glass or other desirable material on the oppositeside, depending upon the use to which it is to be put.

The table top frame 5 is detachably secured in the table frame 1 bymeans of spring-actuated plunger stops, set in the frame pieces, asindicated in dotted lines at 8, Fig. 3, two or more of these holdingstuds being placed in each of the four sides of said table frame, andadapted to fit into suitable seats formed in the edges of the table topframe 5, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3.

The four legs 9 of the table, when folded, lie parallel with andadjacent to the sides of the frame. For connecting the legs with thetable, we have provided a novel form of bracket d. Each bracket isformed so as to space the leg attached to it a suitable distance fromthe side of the frame with which the leg lies parallel when folded,so.as to permit room for the operation of the brace 12, and the bracketis also provided with a part which engages the end of another leg whenfolded. The several brackets are alike in construction. As shown, eachcomprises a strip of metal bent or otherwise formed at its center into aU-form or yoke, as indicated at 10, and the leg 9 is pivoted within theyoke by a pivot pin 9 The central portion 10 of the yoke 10 is securedby suitable fastening means to one side bar of the table frame, and onearm of the yoke is off-set, as indicated at 10", and secured to theadjacent side bar of the frame, this offset portion of the arm spacingthe yoke and the leg a fixed distance from the latter bar. The oppositearm of the yoke has an overturned end 10, which engages the side ofanother table leg, when folded, and holds the latter-in folded position.Thus, each bracket d serves to pivotally support one of the legs in itsproper position and has a means for engaging another leg, arranged atright angles thereto when the latter is folded. Each table leg isprovided with a spring wire brace member, 12, secured thereto at oneend, as at 13, and extended through two staples, as 14l4, in the framemembers 1. The end of said. spring brace member is formed into a holdinghook as 12, substantially as shown in Fig. 6, whereby when the leg isextended .or open the hooked end 12 of said brace member 12 has beenflexed and allowed to move through the staples let. The legs arefoldable wholly within the frame members 1 and the table when folded isno thicker than the breadth of said table frame pieces 1, 1, unless thetop be mounted to project slightly above the edges of the frame pieces;To reverse the table top it is only necessary to push it upwardly fromthe underside, turn it over and press it back into place again, thespring actuated plungers 8 all being so placed, relative to the seats inthe edge of the table top that this can be done.

l Vhile we have shown and described one praoticalform of the invention,we are aware that changes can be made therein without departing from thespirit of the invention, 7

and we do not, therefore limit the invention to the particular formshown for illustrative purposes, except as we may be limited by thehereto appended claims.

1. In a folding table, an angular frame, leg-supporting brackets securedto the frame at its corners, each bracket comprising a yoke having itscentral portion fitting against one side bar of the frame and having onearm ofiset and fitting against the adjacent side bar, to space the yokefrom said latter bar, and legs pivoted between the arms of the yokes.

2. In a folding table, a rectangular frame,

leg supporting brackets arranged within the frame at its corners, eachbracket comprising a yoke having its central portion fitting against oneside bar of the frame, and having the end portion of one arm offsetoutwardly against the adjacent bar and the end of its other arm turnedinwardly substantially parallel with the first mentioned bar,

and legs pivoted within the several yokes, each leg adapted when folded,to engage the inwardly turned arm of a yoke at the opposite side of theframe.

ROBERT E. BARTLETT. WILLIAM H. MCCLAIN.

In presence of- PERCY M. MORSE, firmer E. Bomnnor.

